J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by jonah690

Brucie wrote:Snowb4ndit- Glad you had a brilliant time in Soldeu. And your OH got a go on Johnny Hume's sax - Brilliant.
I'm heading out on 7th February to see all my Shambles buddies. Hope conditions stay good!!

Salski wrote:Lip balm & small tube of high factor suncream, winter sports insurance, wheelbarrow for euros )

I'd be jealous too, but off to St.Gervais in 13 days.

Don't be nervous JamesH - it's great learning to ski in your 30's - it just leaves you full of regrets that you didn't do it sooner!!

andyhull wrote:Hire a helmet, the most important bit of ski equipment you'll ever own is that 6 inches between your ears.

Sounds as if you've got all of the essentials. Have a fabulous time. I would be envious but I'll be in Les Arcs!

bandit wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:
What hit me more was the fuel prices driving down to Italy from the UK last summer, so my drive to LGB in a couple of weeks time should seem a lot cheaper. :lol:

I am not looking forward to filling my car at Euro prices later this month. We need a recovery of the £ pronto.

I shall be mostly cooking in the apartment during the evenings. Good job I like my own cooking :D

Ian Wickham wrote:

bandit wrote:I quite often carry sandwiches to eat at lunchtime. It's not as simple as saving money, I have a couple of food allergies, so I find it quite useful to know exactly what I'm eating. Some days I can't be fussed to make them though. Definitely a moneysaver if you're not a big eater )

Pays not to fall over too often before lunch :mrgreen:

I guess my point is Bandit, I have never paid six quid for a beer and never will, I would normally eat a light lunch, sometimes bread, ham and cheese, sometimes a crepe so lunch for me has never been over the top. An evening favorite of mine Tarteflette would normally cost around 13 euro in the restaurants, the price increase this year to last due to the poor exchange rate would be three pounds. For me not the end of the world mainly because I choose to ski in a relatively cheap area, now I use that term "Cheap" very loosely.
What hit me more was the fuel prices driving down to Italy from the UK last summer, so my drive to LGB in a couple of weeks time should seem a lot cheaper. :lol:

Isobel wrote:Hi we are off to Meribel in 2 weeks, and i was jut wondering what the prices are there for beer, wine and lunches?
Isobel

Ian Wickham wrote:

Scarlet Fez wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

Scarlet Fez wrote:I have summer holidayed in SE and SW France for the last 5 years and was paying 5 Euros a pint last summer in a campsite bar, I dread to think what the priceas are like in the French Alps!!
I have skied the past 4 years in Austria and only got back from Mayrhofen on sunday which is not the cheapest in Austria I have been to. The difference, I was normally paying E 3.20- E 3.80 for a half litre either in the town or on the mountain.
Not to rub it in to much but I had a huge plate full of Vienasnitzel and chips and half litre of lager for E 9.30 on the most expensive mountain bar/restaurant we used. Even with pound being poor against the Euro it still really only reflected London pub prices. Allez Le Austria!!

Drink halfs it would have only been 2.5E. :oops:

No you've lost me there!! Perhaps I confused the issue when I said it was 5 Euros a pint which is near as damn it a half litre!! So if it was E5 a half litre in campsite bar I would suggest it would alot more on the French Alps to buy beer, hence my comparing the prices to Austria.
If of course you just meant drink less and spend the same amount, then I might as well not go out at all and be a right bore and save alot. I am not of course advocating that you need to drink to enjoy yourself, but sometimes it helps. :lol:
[b]Got to go I've got a meeting to catch!!

I have met an awful lot of people who drink who are very boring, so the two do not go hand in hand,and yes I do get confused very easily, it's an age thing you know :wink: